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Clark, also a reputed scholar, has gained notoriety as an outspoken critic of the Law School's left wing. When the faculty split over several tenure decisions, Clark was a vocal partisan, saying once that the school's radical movement should be "combatted in legal education...

Author: By Jonathan S. Cohn, | Title: Bok Takes A Stand on Academics | 3/18/1989 | See Source »

...would argue that people who did vote are satisfied with the process as it is and are satisfied with the direction the [council] is taking right now," said Bramson, who has been a vocal opponent of the amendment and voted against holding the referendum when it was proposed by the council last December...

Author: By Brian R. Hecht, | Title: Students Reject Council Changes | 3/17/1989 | See Source »

...electoral majority that Republicans enjoyed in the last three presidential races rests on an unstable alliance between two antagonistic groups. The first, the fundamentalist Right, is a vocal minority that gets much recognition, but has little substantive power. The second is a group I call MBA Republicans--young, educated, economically conservative voters who are uncomfortable with the New Right's social agenda...

Author: By John L. Larew, | Title: Politics in a Land Without Roe | 3/15/1989 | See Source »

Radcliffe should also be more vocal on women's issues by backing HUCTW, the majority female Harvard clerical and technical workers union, and by sponsoring community programs to help women beyond the ivy walls. In addition, there are endless possibilities for Radcliffe to work in conjunction with Harvard to help women in all the graduate schools...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Voice for Women | 3/14/1989 | See Source »

...band is most successful on Oranges and Lemons when it does what it does best: performing hard-hitting rhythms accompanied by Partridge's elastic vocals and social statements. "Poor Skeleton Steps Out" is an excellent example of XTC's characteristically choppy beat, ehhanced by xylophone effects in this anti-sexist, anti-racist song about the confines of human flesh. This theme is continued in "Across This Antheap," a song which criticizes humanity's tribalism with lyrics like "Still segregating 'cause we insects are too proud" and "The stars are laughing at us as we crawl on and on across this...

Author: By Kelly A. Matthews, | Title: XTC Makes a Comeback | 3/10/1989 | See Source »

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